Do The Stu - Well I have working for a bank and playing with a band doing a show called Through The Ages which is basically a trip thru musical history with costumes etc etc. Earns a few extra pounds for me... Nothing to shout about though... Hopefully gonna be touring it next summer so fingers crossed it comes off.

Guitar For Sale... I am selling my tresured Ibanez PGM which has been signed AND played by Paul Gilbert himself. I have photos of this happening which will also be included. It comes with all accessories and the original Ibanez hard case. Contact me if you are interested.

Cheers,

wooohoooo, tonight is the joe show. i am soooo excited.

Doo the Stooo - thanks for the shout back - we had a great time. Would love to do the MnG next time yer out this way. Anywhere close by is fine, but Richmond would be great.

Brittanysdaddy - I hear ya! Look at it this way "Scales are in solos but solo's are not scales." You simply cannot play scales backwards and forwards and call it soloing. There are lots of on-line sites you can avail yourself of that will help you with your study. Joe offers lessons here. Google "guitar tab" and see what comes up. Sad to say nothing replaces time in the woodshed. Remember - its the journey not the destination that is important.

A Moral Story

An old man, a boy & a donkey were going to town.

The boy rode on the donkey & the old man walked.

As they went along they passed some people

Who remarked it was a shame the old man

Was walking and the boy was riding.

The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right,

So they changed positions.

Then, later, they passed some people who remarked,

'What a shame, he makes that little boy walk.'

So they then decided they'd both walk!

Soon they passed some more people who thought

They were stupid to walk when they had a

Decent donkey to ride.

So, they both rode the donkey.

Now they passed some people

Who shamed them by saying how awful to

Put such a load on a poor donkey.

The boy and man figured they were probably right,

So they decide to carry the donkey.

As they crossed the bridge,

They lost their grip on the animal

And he fell into the river and drowned.

The moral of the story?

If you try to please everyone,

You might as well...

Well, I was at teh show on 10/28 at in Jacksonville. All I can say is wow! Was a great show, the new stuff sounded great and Joe really seemed to enjoy playing it.I brought a few friends who were not to familiar with Joe, and they were very immpressed. The band was incredibly tight. Stu was awesome as always, loved his solo. Am tempted to go to Orlando on Friday to see the show again!

mikesb, I like yer Mary Mac vid way better. lol! No wonder the Irish drink. So much of their feckin music is set for a party. lol!

T-bones, stop at the health store today and (I wanna say buy some health - lol - I mean health FOOD store) buy some melatonin and start taking it every night. See if that helps yer perty lil' head rest better. Listen to this. It's better for you than JT. lol! Puts me right to sleep anyways. lmao! pat*pat*pat*

GuitarSamuri, yer not gonna burst my bubble. The only thing that will do that is if America chooses another Bush. I hate politics, but I'd rather have someone who is a positive energy and light force in charge than someone who is so full of negativity and deceit. The McPalin campaign has been 10% issues, 90% smear campaign. Like a couple of kids who don't have any broughtupsie. Anyways, who would you have as president? Ted Nugent?

GGirl, it's my job to piss off McKenna (BM) as much as possible. lol! Like my dad always says - it's better to be pissed off than to be pissed on ;- )

Austin, nice vid!

jamie, I think I managed 2 hugs :-) It was quick because we were outside in the cold and we didn't want Joe to get sick. His jacket was to thin that night, and I'm sure he was still warm from the show, so it was prolly very cold when he stepped outside. I dig reading everyone's stories about meeting Joe. They're like "He was so down to earth and gracious." It's so cool to see other people get to have that feeling too, cause after all, Joe is the best! lol!

Al, yer so michael jackson. lmmfao!!!! Only you would do that. To damn funny!

zinc, good one.

Michelle I think you have to be drunk or well on the way just to sing them lyrics that fast!!! BTW that band put on a great live show if ever.....

Zinc, some good some bad but that was excellent....

Yikes, how many pages....

Joe - please put Cryin' and Musterion back in the set list as I'm not coming all that way if they're still dropped ; )

Stooo - good to see you hear, surely that can't be your first ever post? We're all glued to your Youtoob vids, and you captured Joe talking about me too so - THANKS!

Igenousiceman - I'm passing on the GP, couldn't take the responsibility of turning up and it being my fault if you see what I mean LOL So, do you fancy one of these he he he

JS1200JS1000 - where are you in the podcast matey? Give us a time stamp and a description or sumthin?

Do The Stu - hey, that didn't last very long (OOTS) but good to see you held on to your nick. How's that Super Colossal email going LMAO... just kidding.

SAN FRAN GIG - so it looks like someone was blowing smoke up my... anyway, I'm still looking at heading to the San Fran gig regardless but it's a little late in the day. Can anyone recommend somewhere to stay?

Skippygirl - you won any CD's lately??

Roo - two JS1000BK's? Isn't that just plain greedy LOL? Do you get hit with import tax on that? Also, where would you say "Master of the Art" was recorded? It sounds like the same recording as "extremist tour live" to me, although I haven't listened to the latter for a while

Tuesdayschild - eek, that forum thing sounds painful! Some forums can be a pain in the arse an bite you. Best to go anony-mouse and tread carefully. Hope it all clears up.

Roxyone - depressing the whammy to the point of the strings going slack shouldn't have any effect, Joe (and others) do it often. It should spring back to pitch and nothing should fly off, it's designed for that

Maritime - love that rehearsal video and the story about the music book. That's where I got my nick from, it made me laugh so much

Michelle - who's Red, Jeff or Galen? You have mail BTW

Thrill Ride

Sleigh Ride

Investment tips for 2008

With all the turmoil in the market and the collapse of Lehman Bros and Acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America this might be some good advice. For all of you with any money left, be aware of the next expected mergers so that you can get in on the ground floor and make some BIG bucks.

Watch for these consolidations later on this year:

1.) Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W R. Grace Co. Will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.

2.) Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become: Poly, Warner Cracker.

3.) 3M will merge with Goodyear and become: MMMGood.

4.) Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become: ZipAudiDoDa .

5.) FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP.

6.) Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become: Fairwell Honeychild.

7.) Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become: PouponPants.

8.) Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become: Knott NOW!

And finally...

9.) Victoria 's Secret and Smith &Wesson will merge under the new name: TittyTittyBangBang